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As of 2019 there is only one hotel accommodation about 1.5km from the town centre named [[West Valley Lodge]].
 
As of 2019 there is only one hotel accommodation about 1.5km from the town centre named [[West Valley Lodge]].
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Revision as of 15:49, 28 May 2019

Antsalaka is a town and commune part of the Antsiranana district in north Madagascar. The population is approx 10,000 including the surrounding villages.

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The area is rich in rice farming, vegetables maize, carrot, sweet potato, haricot, tomato and tropical fruit such as pineapple, guava, papaya, mango, lychee etc.

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The single most farmed crop is khat, a class-C drug that is accepted by the authorities. Much of Madagascar's khat is cultivated in and around Antsalaka and every day there is a khat market in the village.

As of 2019 there is only one hotel accommodation about 1.5km from the town centre named West Valley Lodge.

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